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Shrinking hunting population draws aggressive response from Trump administration :: 09/18/2017
President Trump’s Interior Secretary on Friday released a management plan to expand hunting, fishing and increase outdoor recreation opportunities on federal lands.
Anti-Gunners: Pennsylvania gun control group urge passing of domestic violence gun bill :: 09/16/2017
Members of gun control group Moms Demand Action’s Pennsylvania chapter gathered around the state this week to urge lawmakers to pass a bill that would strengthen firearms restrictions for domestic abusers.
John Adams: A Government of Laws, and Not Men, in Virginia :: 09/16/2017
They say past is prologue. Let’s hope so in this fall’s election for Virginia attorney general. In a state of so many founders that advanced the cause of individual liberty, religious freedom and the rule of law, Republican John Adams is running for attorney general on a record and platform that fully embraces this cause. Not only does Virginia’s John Adams share the Massachusetts founder’s name and principles, but he’s actually related to Presidents John and John Quincy Adams.
Antifa says violence is necessary :: 09/15/2017
The so-called anti-fascist activist group Antifa has always been unapologetic about its tactics. But how do members justify violence? They see Nazis behind every tree, under every bed in America and have decided that the only way to kill the threat is through the use of force.
ATF agent in charge, federal attorney at center of misconduct probe fired :: 09/15/2017
A senior government agent and a federal prosecutor at the center of a misconduct probe lost their jobs this week within the Department of Justice.
DRGO: To Err Is Human :: 09/15/2017
We at DRGO spend a whole lot of time exploring gun issues every day. That includes research (such as it is), politics, advocacy, policy, and the occasional hobbyist item (because we are, after all, gun enthusiasts). And in everything, there is bias.
Anti-Gunners: Everytown, gun control group, turns on spigot in Virginia elections with $1 million :: 09/14/2017
Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund, the campaign arm of one of the nation’s biggest gun control groups, announced Thursday that it would spend at least $1 million in Virginia as part of an “initial investment” to elect Democrats in November.
Customs agents seized a lawful gun owner's truck over five bullets. Now he's suing to get it back. :: 09/14/2017
On Sept. 21, 2015, Gerardo Serrano was driving from his home in Kentucky to Piedras Negras, Mexico, when his truck was searched by U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents at Texas's Eagle Pass border crossing. After finding a small ammunition clip, the agents took Serrano's truck from him.
Federal gun policy inspires votes more than other hot button issues: Survey :: 09/14/2017
Federal gun policy inspires votes more than other hot button issues — including the environment, abortion and immigration, according to a survey published last week.
NRA Fact Checks the Washington Post on SHARE Act :: 09/14/2017
A recent piece in the Washington Post on the SHARE Act, legislation in Congress aimed at protecting the rights of America’s sportsmen and women, was fake news at its worst.
The ABA is Committed to Due Process, Unless You're a Gun Owner :: 09/14/2017
It’s common for lawmakers to go after guns when there’s a “crisis.” The governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands ordered the National Guard to seize guns before Hurricane Irma hit, and the mayor of New Orleans did something similar before Katrina.
CeaseFirePA launches video campaign against Pennsylvania's bill to arm teachers :: 09/13/2017
A state-based gun control group launched a video campaign this week against a proposal to arm Pennsylvania’s teachers pending in the Legislature.
Chicago Archdiocese bans firearms from all church properties :: 09/13/2017
The Archdiocese of Chicago, headed by Cardinal Blase Cupich, has announced that firearms are now officially banned from all church properties.
Fake News: CBS Asks - How Heavily Armed is Your State? :: 09/13/2017
Arizona -(Ammoland.com)- This fake news report keeps on circulating. It is time to debunk the ignorant and misleading story. This “article” appears to have been published by CBS in 2014. The implication of the story is that it tells something about how many firearms are in each state.
Republicans push gun silencer bill; Democrats fire back :: 09/13/2017
Lawmakers on Tuesday debated the merits of a Republican-backed bill that would make it easier for individuals to buy gun silencers.
Apply background checks for gun purchases to voting :: 09/12/2017
Republicans worry about vote fraud. Democrats claim that Republicans are just imagining things. But in testimony Tuesday before the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity, I will suggest a simple solution that could make both parties happy: Apply the background check system for gun purchases to voting.
DRGO: How to Make Friends and Influence People - About Guns :: 09/12/2017
The antagonism of medical leaders has infected too many physicians with disregard for the Second Amendment and the value of firearms. More than anything, DRGO’s purpose is to correct that. But addressing these prejudices, once established, is an uphill battle.
Little-Known Group Aims to End Private Gun Sales (and More) in Ohio (and Beyond) :: 09/11/2017
“Proposed Ohio ballot initiative would require background checks for all gun sales,” NBC4i Columbus reported Thursday. “The newly formed group calling itself ‘Ohioans for Gun Safety’ says they want ‘common sense’ background checks to stem the number of gun deaths.” They’re looking at how they can make that happen politically through a ballot intiative.
Ryan Blocking Concealed Carry Reciprocity, Congressman Tells AAR :: 09/11/2017
USA – -(Ammoland.com)- Speaker Paul Ryan will not allow Congressional action on national concealed carry reciprocity to move bills forward, Rep. Thomas Massie told host Mark Walters Thursday on Armed American Radio. The reason given is Ryan thinks the timing isn’t right to consider H.R. 2909, the D.C. Personal Protection Reciprocity Act, a supplement to state reciprocity provisions of H.R. 38.
Suppressor deregulation proposal rolled into new SHARE Act :: 09/11/2017
Battle lines are being drawn early in a sweeping new sportsmen’s’ package introduced in the House earlier this month that includes language from the Hearing Protection Act.
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